Number who have COVID-19 vaccine in Britain reaches 19.7 million

A total of 19.7 million people in Britain have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data released on Saturday showed.

Britain also reported a further 7,434 cases within the previous 24 hours, and 290 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.

That compares with 8,523 cases and 345 deaths on Friday.

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